New York Gift Fair Opens Tomorrow

NEW YORK-The New York International Gift Fair begins tomorrow at Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 and 94 and on Sunday at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

More than 2,800 companies will exhibit a wide array of design-driven home fashion products and complementary giftware. According to show owner and organizer GLM, approximately 35,000 attendees from all 50 states and more than 85 countries worldwide are expected.

The show this year incorporates the Gourmet Housewares Show, positioned between the Tabletop and Accent on Design divisions at the Javits Center.

Several of New York's permanent showroom buildings are also open, and complimentary shuttle bus service will operate between the Javits Center and 7 W New York, Forty One Madison Avenue and 230 Fifth Avenue.